462: Chapter 462 Perseverance

"What kind of Bloodline is this? Sixth... Sixth Rank, Immortal Beast Bloodline?!!"

Peach Blossom suddenly looked at Tong Xiao. Within his Bloodline, she felt a domineering aura that could tear through the sky and reign over all things.

The sound of wind and thunder was like the low hum of metal. The pressure was not fierce, cruel, or wild, but a sense of looking down from the Nine Heavens, a detached feeling of being a natural Supreme.

Tong Xiao was only at the early stage of the Qi Refining Realm, yet Peach Blossom felt a faint trace of fear from his Bloodline.

A Sixth Rank Bloodline, and a top-tier Sixth Rank Bloodline at that!

'How is this possible?!!'

Peach Blossom had lived for two thousand years, and aside from ancient legends, she had never heard of such a high-rank Yao Beast Bloodline!

If the Yao Race had a Sixth Rank Bloodline Legacy, they wouldn't have been chased all over the place during the ancient war.

"Daddy!"

"I'm scared!"

Tong Xiao broke free from Peach Blossom's grasp and quickly hugged Liu Xuan's leg, hiding behind him.

This pretty auntie's gaze was terrifying, as if she wanted to eat him.

Liu Xuan patted his son to comfort him for a moment, then looked at Peach Blossom. "Restrain yourself a bit, don't scare the child!"

"Husband, his Bloodline..."

Peach Blossom's eyes glowed as she looked at Liu Xuan. She realized that while the Cultivation World had no such high-level Yao Beast Bloodline, Liu Xuan did!

She couldn't even begin to understand the Bloodline inside Liu Xuan's body. It was only natural for his son to inherit a bit of it.

She remembered Liu Xuan once saying that the laws of this world wouldn't allow the elders of his clan to descend. At the time, she thought he was bragging, but thinking about it now, her husband might have been being conservative.

Being able to produce a Sixth Rank Bloodline offspring with just a Golden Core crane demon was enough to prove how terrifying the Bloodline in Liu Xuan's body was.

"Tong Xiao is my son. It's normal for his Bloodline rank to be a bit higher. Don't make a fuss."

Liu Xuan led his son out from behind him and held him in his arms. "However, this matter shouldn't be exposed to avoid attracting greed. I'll leave the task of masking his Bloodline aura to you. You know what to do, right?"

Peach Blossom instantly understood why Liu Xuan had brought his son to see her; he simply didn't want to cause trouble.

"Rest easy, Husband. Your wife understands what you mean."

Peach Blossom flipped her palm, and a bright red spiritual fruit emitting a rich fragrance appeared in her hand.

"Little Tong Xiao, Auntie apologizes to you. I scared you just now. Can you forgive Auntie?"

Tong Xiao took the fruit and held it in his hands. His eyes saw nothing but the bright red fruit; he hadn't even really listened to what Peach Blossom said.

"It smells so good!"

"Thank you, Auntie!"

He looked back at Liu Xuan, saw that he didn't say anything, and then began to munch on it greedily.

Seeing that the child was so easy to coax, Peach Blossom felt relieved. She stepped forward to take Liu Xuan's other arm and sent a voice transmission:

"Husband, if a little crane with a mere Golden Core cultivation can give birth to a Sixth Rank Bloodline offspring, don't you think if I were to conceive, I might give birth to a Seventh or Eighth Rank one?"

"Husband~" Peach Blossom said coquettishly, "With so many little vixens accompanying you, why is it that only that crane has a child?"

"Do you two have some different technique? I want to try too!"

Hearing this, Liu Xuan actually carefully recalled the situation back then. Unfortunately, he didn't find anything special, let alone summarize any techniques.

"Forget it, we'll discuss the matter of techniques properly later. First, I have another major matter to tell you regarding your Bloodline rank!"

"My Bloodline rank?" Peach Blossom asked curiously.

"You've seen Yun Yao, right? Tong Xiao's mother." Liu Xuan said mysteriously. "Do you know why she suddenly went into secluded cultivation?"

"It should be because she's about to undergo Nascent Soul Formation!"

"Exactly!" Liu Xuan didn't keep her in suspense and said directly, "The reason Yun Yao is suddenly nearing Nascent Soul Formation is that her Bloodline rank has increased to Medium Grade Fourth Rank."

"Yun Yao originally only had a low-level Third Rank crane Bloodline and was stuck at Peak Golden Core for nearly a hundred years, until she gave birth to Tong Xiao..."

Liu Xuan told Peach Blossom in detail about how Yun Yao's Bloodline had improved due to feedback during childbirth. To make her believe him, Liu Xuan described every detail as much as possible.

"You're saying Yun Yao originally only had a top-tier Third Rank Bloodline, and just because she gave birth to a child, her Bloodline rose to Medium Grade Fourth Rank??"

Liu Xuan nodded. "Otherwise, why would she suddenly go into seclusion for Nascent Soul Formation? Also," Liu Xuan gestured to the son in his arms, "it's only normal for a top-tier Sixth Rank Bloodline offspring to provide a bit of feedback to the mother."

Was it normal? Peach Blossom felt that everything had become abnormal since she met Liu Xuan. Some things she once considered common sense or ironclad laws were being shattered one by one.

Regardless of whether it was normal or not, the facts were right before her eyes. Peach Blossom's gaze toward Liu Xuan became fiery, as if flames were burning within.

A fruit plate suddenly appeared in her hand, filled with all kinds of spiritual fruits. "Little Tong Xiao, how about I have the older sisters play with you? Auntie and your daddy have important business to attend to. We'll come play with you later."

Peach Blossom took Tong Xiao from Liu Xuan's arms and then gestured for several female demon subordinates to come and look after him.

"Mm~ Yummy!"

The little fellow was immersed in the delicious food and waved his hand dismissively at the two of them.

...

Many days later, Liu Xuan and Peach Blossom were deeply immersed in exploring the Great Dao, oblivious to everything else.

The two of them pondering in isolation was not a long-term solution. To study the Dao from multiple angles and perspectives, Liu Xuan also brought in Shuang Xue and some of the Junior Sisters who had followed him to learn from each other.

Unfortunately! The harvest was meager, their passion faded, and Liu Xuan returned to his regular daily life.

The Great Dao of cultivation is profound and mysterious; it requires not a moment of passion, but day-after-day persistence.

"Persistence is the way. Don't rush for success, take it slow!"

Liu Xuan held Peach Blossom's jade-like hand and comforted her for a bit, then fled the Secret Realm as if escaping.

"Whew~"

After leaving the Star Secret Realm, Liu Xuan let out a long breath, feeling the air was clear and his whole body was relaxed.

He took out a handful of Yao Blood Pills and swallowed them. His depleted blood and Qi slowly recovered, and he felt like he was back in top form!

'Peach Blossom is great in every way, except she's too greedy! She almost shook my bones apart.'

A minor injury like this was nothing to Liu Xuan; he could recover by popping a few bottles of Medicinal Pills.

While the body's blood and Qi were easy to restore, mental fatigue required time to rest.

Peach Blossom had a Peak Nascent Soul cultivation and an incredibly powerful Divine Soul. Liu Xuan simply couldn't compete with her right now.

Star Academy.

Only now did Liu Xuan have the leisure to seriously observe this massive city that was currently being expanded.

Yes, the current Star Academy was being laid out and built as a cultivation city, looking even more prosperous than it did during the Peach Blossom Sect era.

In the center were two large halls: Peach Blossom Palace to the south and Star Hall to the north. Further out were market streets, including inns for visiting Cultivators, shops selling Magical Artifacts, Medicinal Pill shops, Talisman shops, auction houses, and so on.

Besides shops, entertainment venues were also abundant: brothels, wine shops, gambling dens, Combat Arenas, Technique Demonstration Platforms, Enlightenment Pavilions... one could say there was nothing one couldn't find.

The core area of the entire Star Academy was no less than two hundred miles across. If the war situation stabilized, the outer areas with thin Spiritual Qi would also slowly attract low-level Cultivators.

Even further out in areas without Spiritual Veins, Mortals would come to build towns, eventually forming a massive Human Race gathering city.